A 2,500-year-old Chinese sword discovered in 1965 remains razor-sharp and pristine today, seemingly defying the natural laws of decay that typically ravage ancient bronze weapons. The Sword of ...

By 209 BCE the Chinese army had 50,000 crossbowmen who fought with mass-produced bronze weapons. These crossbows, which were an important weapon in war until rifles were invented, were usually mounted ...

The Ming dynasty Chinese, for example, made at least three trips to Macao to buy cannon and hire Portuguese soldiers to help with the weapons ... ideal place to cast bronze cannon, particularly ...

Most of the warriors were foot soldiers armed with bronze weapons such as daggers, spears and ji, a long stick with a bronze spear on the end. Narrator: They were an important part of any battle ...